Pamela J. Sandy Honored with 2003 ADHA Student Advisor Award

Chicago-June 30, 2003 - The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) has named Pamela J. Sandy of Ocoee, Fla., as the recipient of the 2003 ADHA Student Advisor Award.

Sandy was nominated by students at Valencia Community College, in Orlando, Fla., where she is a professor of dental hygiene. The award honors student advisors who instill a sense of pride and commitment to the dental hygiene profession in their students.

Sandy has worked in a number of different practice settings, including clinics, as an instructor at various colleges, as a counselor at the Florida Department of Health, and as the coordinator for the Allied Health Grant through the U.S. Public Health Service, Bureau of Health Professions. She has been a registered dental hygienist since 1976.

In addition, Sandy has served as a delegate for the Illinois Dental Hygienists' Association and the Florida Dental Hygienists' Association. She has served on various committees and was the president of the Peoria component of the Illinois Dental Hygienists' Association.

She was honored during the opening ceremonies at ADHA's 80th annual session in New York, N.Y., on June 28.

ADHA is the largest national organization representing the professional interests of the more than 120,000 dental hygienists across the country. Dental hygienists are preventive oral health professionals, licensed in dental hygiene, who provide educational, clinical and therapeutic services that support total health through the promotion of optimal oral health. For more information about ADHA, dental hygiene or the link between oral health and general health, visit ADHA at http://www.adha.org.

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